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Wales · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Flintshire County Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
697 approved · 89 refused · 75 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 27 Oct 2022 to 30 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 4 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Source: Welsh Government / DataMapWales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
30, Mercia Drive, Mynydd Isa, Mold, CH7 6UH
Received 22 Jul 2026Land at Gladstone Way and Ash Lane, Hawarden, Deeside, CH5 3HE
Received 22 Sept 202610, Church Road, Buckley, CH7 3AD
Received 28 Nov 20251, Sandy Lane, Saltney, Chester, CH4 8UB
Received 20 Mar 202613, Hall Lane, Connahs Quay, Deeside, CH5 4LY
Received 5 Nov 2025Tegfan Court, High Street, Caergwrle, LL12 9ES
Received 22 Apr 2026Claretta House, Ffynnongroyw, Holywell, CH8 9UU
Received 9 Dec 2025Chapel House, Y Waen, Flint Mountain, Flint, CH6 5QR
Received 28 May 202675, Chester Road, Penymynydd, Chester, CH4 0JP
Received 12 Nov 20252, Y Waen, Gwernaffield, Mold, CH7 5DP
Received 2 Jan 202663, Ffordd Glynne, Penymynydd, Chester, CH4 0TW
Received 14 Oct 202573, Well Street, Buckley, CH7 2PQ
Received 17 Jun 202621, Norton Avenue, Saltney, Chester, CH4 8UD
Received 6 Aug 2025Land adj. to Smithy Farm, Broughton Hall Road, Broughton, CH4 0QS
Received 30 Jan 2026Home Bargains, Garden City, CH5 2RF
Received 5 Jan 2026MOOR LANE FARM, Moor Lane, Hawarden, Deeside, CH5 3PQ
Received 9 Jan 2026PLAS HAFOD HOTEL, Hafod Road, Gwernymynydd, Mold, CH7 5JS
Received 2 Sept 2026Land at Manor Lane Hawarden Deeside, Flintshire
Received 1 Oct 2025The Old Rectory Gwaenysgor Clwyd LL18 6EW
Received 6 Aug 2026GLENHURST, Mostyn, Holywell, CH8 9DX
Received 3 Jun 2026POINT OF AYR TERMINAL, Station Road, Talacre, Holywell, CH8 9RD
Received 5 Jan 20262, Green Farm Court, Higher Kinnerton, CH4 9DD
Received 19 May 2026Land at Deeside Leisure Centre, Chester Road West, Queensferry, Flintshire, CH5 1SA
Received 27 Jan 20262, Station Buildings, Lower Sydney Street, Flint, CH6 5FB
Received 16 Mar 2026Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
Planning procedures in Wales differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Flintshire County Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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